<p>Is anyone applying? Seems like a great school</p>
<p>I was considering Thacher
but then,</p>
<p>Its too small</p>
<p>my son is applying and we visited there in November. Also – if you do a search of the board, I know that at least one parent had posted about her daughter attending.</p>
<p>It is small – but that is what my son is looking for.</p>
<p>What did you think of it when you visited, hsmomstef? I really like the horse program (my sister has a horse but I rarely ride it lol). The only thing I don’t like about Thacher is that there’s not much diversity in the course offerings, and they only go up to French IV, but that’s not a big deal.</p>
<p>Gorgeous school – dorms were awesome, very green, buildings within easy walking distance of each other. it was clear that the weather is usually great there – their daily school meeting are held outside, which you couldn’t do at most new england prep schools. Kids were friendly, casual – but serious about their studies. Art, drama and music looked great. small classes, nice mix of kids. Food is supposed to be fantastic (mostly organic, all natural, etc). </p>
<p>The horse program was really interesting – and I honestly thought that the classes offered were a solid group, especially considering how small the school is.</p>
<p>One thing we were concerned about is whether the school would be overly asian, since it is located in California --and it was not. They had an excellent balance of Asian, Hispanic, Caucasian, African-American and others. I was impressed by the diversity and how well the kids seemed to interact – no small groups or cliques that I could see (something I looked for). I think that is due to the small size of Thacher.</p>
<p>It is a school I would recommend – but it is also very competitive for entry. Not quite at the level of Andover and Exeter, but close – they get quite a few excellent applicants. I know that when we toured, there were 15 other families in our group and 15 families in the group before us. They tour 3 days a week and and average 30 families a day – which surprised us. The other schools on our list did not have nearly as many people interested in them.</p>
<p>Did you visit Cate, too?</p>
<p>No – I had just heard from too many people that Cate was a little too preppy. if you recall, my son is interested in schools with an emphasis on the environment/sustainability/outdoor recreation. Cate didn’t fit that bill – so we didn’t bother. I have heard that Cate is beautiful and an excellent school – just a little more preppy than Thacher. You might also look at Stevenson – less selective, but I hear it is really nice.</p>
<p>if it was a bigger school i would probalbly apply but no!!</p>